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Customize this RSS feed by going to http://www.debate.org/rss/en-us2017-09-26T22:12:29-08:002017-09-26T22:12:29-08:00The Gender Pay Gap Is Not Real?http://www.debate.org/debates/The-Gender-Pay-Gap-Is-Not-Real/1/
(Debating Period) I will simplify what I mean in the debate topic. While their is a gender earnings gap between men and women it is not based on discrimination.
First Round Is Acceptance
Also can we please leave insults out of this debate for whoever accepts.http://www.debate.org/debates/The-Gender-Pay-Gap-Is-Not-Real/1/comments/2017-09-26T21:07:18-08:00Free Market Capitalism (Pro) vs Mixed Economy(Con)http://www.debate.org/debates/Free-Market-Capitalism-Pro-vs-Mixed-Economy-Con/2/
(Debating Period) This round is acceptance.
Round 2 will be arguments
Round 3 will be rebuttals
Round 4 will be addressing opponent's rebhuttals and concluding statements
Good luck and hope you accept this challenge
Free Market Capitalism: A free market is a system in which the prices for goods and services are determined by the open market and consumers, in which the laws and forces of supply and demand are free from any intervention by a government, price-setting monopoly, or other authority. An example would include Switzerland
Mixed Economy: An economic system in which the government imposes boundaries on capitalism to limit the concentration of power and achieve social balance. The U.S. economic system is a mixed economy.http://www.debate.org/debates/Free-Market-Capitalism-Pro-vs-Mixed-Economy-Con/2/comments/2017-09-25T02:10:30-08:00Price Gouginghttp://www.debate.org/debates/Price-Gouging/1/
(Debating Period) I believe that price gouging is not only the correct thing to do in a disaster, such as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but the moral thing to do as well. When prices remain low, while demand is extremely high, supply becomes suppressed and as a result, crucially needed supplies and services are not available. If prices would be allowed to rise in disasters, those most affected will have goods and services available at a high price, as opposed to no goods or services at a low price. This is moral because it entices those unaffected to help those in need.http://www.debate.org/debates/Price-Gouging/1/comments/2017-09-08T23:18:53-08:00Tax Policyhttp://www.debate.org/debates/Tax-Policy/1/
(Debating Period) This debate will be a comparison of the "Bernie Sanders" and "Donald Trump" tax plans. I will be arguing that the Trump plan is superior to the Bernie plan. My opponent, ScryMind will argue the opposite (Pro Bernie plan). The first round is for acceptance and agreement of the terms of the debate. For the purpose of this debate the Bernie sanders tax plan is as follows:
https://taxfoundation.org/details-and-analysis-senator-bernie-sanders-s-tax-plan/
The Bernie tax policy will accomplish these goals (among others):
""Adds four new income tax brackets for high-income households, with rates of 37 percent, 43 percent, 48 percent, and 52 percent.
"Taxes capital gains and dividends at ordinary income rates for households with income over $250,000.
"Creates a new 2.2 percent "income-based [health care] premium paid by households." This is equivalent to increasing all tax bracket rates by 2.2 percentage points, and would raise the top marginal income tax rathttp://www.debate.org/debates/Tax-Policy/1/comments/2017-09-07T17:39:26-08:00Replace Voting With Spendinghttp://www.debate.org/debates/Replace-Voting-With-Spending/1/
(Voting Period) 1. People are unequally informed.
2. Voting gives people equal influence.
3. It's a problem when unequally informed people have equal influence.
4. The solution is to replace voting with spending.
Have you ever been to a dog show? I haven't. My interest in dogs is less than the cost (time/effort/ticket) of the show. But if Samantha offered me $100 to accompany her to a dog show, then I'd accept it.
Dogs at shows are judged by a small handful of experts. They might also have a people's choice award. Everybody can vote for their favorite dog. I might vote for my favorite dog. The cost would be less than my interest. But if voting was replaced with spending, I probably wouldn't be willing to spend more than 25 cents. This amount would roughly equal my interest/information.
The majority of people at the show are going to be far less informed/interested than the minority.
voting (democracy) = tyranny of the majority/ignorant
spending (markets) = thttp://www.debate.org/debates/Replace-Voting-With-Spending/1/comments/2017-08-30T22:18:46-08:00On Balance Protectionism is a Good Trade Policyhttp://www.debate.org/debates/On-Balance-Protectionism-is-a-Good-Trade-Policy/1/
(Debating Period) <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Resolution:</em></span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />ON BALANCE, PROTECIONISM IS A GOOD TRADE POLICY</span></strong></span><br /><br />This debate discusses the topic of the protectionism. Pro argues it is beneficial, while con argues it is detrimental.<br /><br /><strong>Burden of Proof</strong><br />BOP is shared but falls mostly on me.<br /><br /><strong>Structure<br /></strong>Round 1- Acceptance<br />Round 2- Opening Arguments<br />Round 3- Rebutalls/ More Arguments<br />Round 4- Rebutalls/ Closing Arguments<strong><br /><br /><br />Definitions</strong><br /><em>Protectionism-&nbsp;</em><span>the economic policy of restraining trade between states (countries) through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and a variety of other government regulations.<br /></span><em><br />Tariff</em>- a tax imposed on exporhttp://www.debate.org/debates/On-Balance-Protectionism-is-a-Good-Trade-Policy/1/comments/2017-08-17T19:33:45-08:00The Penny Should Die.http://www.debate.org/debates/The-Penny-Should-Die./1/
(Debating Period) Hello. My name is AppleAddict439, and i thank the challenger for accepting this debate.
Let"s start in 1792, with the first U.S mint. Back then, pennies were made out 100% copper.
There was no zinc in the actual penny. But, the market changed. The value of copper went up, and, due to inflation, the value of the penny went down. After that, the penny became almost completely zinc.
Then, in 2006, the old pennies were found to have a value above 1 cent, so people began to melt them down to make a nice, tidy profit. Then Congress decided that pennies were actually worth something (they"re not) and passed a law against melting U.S currency.
So, let me get to the data. Math time! Each second, the U.S mint produces 1,040
pennies a second, 30 million pennies a day, and (as of 2016) produce 13,000,000,000 pennies each year. 13,000,000,000!!! But, for each cent we make, we lose a little bit of money due to the fact it takes (as of 2016) 1.5 cents to make 1 centhttp://www.debate.org/debates/The-Penny-Should-Die./1/comments/2017-08-16T17:50:44-08:00The Wage Gap isn't realhttp://www.debate.org/debates/The-Wage-Gap-isnt-real/1/
(Debating Period) The Wage Gap is not a real issue in today's Western culture, men do not earn more than women just because they're men. First of there is a massive difference between Wages and Earnings, wages are the total amount a person gets paid annually and that is a fluctuating rate for everyone within a specific occupation based on experience and skill, whereas Earnings are the amount you receive after taxes including the tax rebates that you receive at the end of the year. The amount that one receives in earnings changes along with how one gives to society, be it via. donating to charity or another organization for the betterment of society. The Gap many people argue about is really just a misconception about the difference in Earnings between people and isn't racial or gender discriminating but just an effect of choices. Say for instance there's two people working at a construction site the person who operates the heavy equipment with better efficiency and carries more http://www.debate.org/debates/The-Wage-Gap-isnt-real/1/comments/2017-08-13T04:44:58-08:00State Rightshttp://www.debate.org/debates/State-Rights/1/
(Debating Period) My view is that all US states should be independent in everything except the military.http://www.debate.org/debates/State-Rights/1/comments/2017-08-05T19:35:29-08:00Assuming the two are mutually exclusive, pure capitalism is preferable to pure communismhttp://www.debate.org/debates/Assuming-the-two-are-mutually-exclusive-pure-capitalism-is-preferable-to-pure-communism/1/
(Debating Period) First round is acceptance only
No new arguments in the final round
As you can probably tell from the fact that my opponent is a self proclaimed Stalinist, he will be taking the side of communism
To clarify, in pure capitalism the government still exists, but only as an "umpire" as in making sure contracts are enforced, etc. no regulations, that will be up to the free market.
I will let my opponent explain what he believes pure communism to be
Have a good debatehttp://www.debate.org/debates/Assuming-the-two-are-mutually-exclusive-pure-capitalism-is-preferable-to-pure-communism/1/comments/2017-08-04T01:53:13-08:00Money runs the world - the rest is just detailshttp://www.debate.org/debates/Money-runs-the-world-the-rest-is-just-details/1/
(Voting Period) Every decision, law, employment, war, occupation, murder, etc etc. is why people do what they do, is based solely on money. Money is what makes the world turn. Everything that happens, any unexplained event you encountered was because of money in one way or another. JFK assassination, wars, sport teams winning championships, laws all of it is based on money. If I have enough money I can make you do anything. Everyone has a price. You don't believe it, then lets go, and tell me I'm wrong.
Lets Get Ready To Rumble!!http://www.debate.org/debates/Money-runs-the-world-the-rest-is-just-details/1/comments/2017-07-20T09:57:44-08:00This house believes radical feminism is justhttp://www.debate.org/debates/This-house-believes-radical-feminism-is-just/1/
(Debating Period) Radical feminism is just because it helps bring down patriarchy (which is brings about gender in equality)http://www.debate.org/debates/This-house-believes-radical-feminism-is-just/1/comments/2017-07-14T19:04:33-08:00Global capitalism faces crisishttp://www.debate.org/debates/Global-capitalism-faces-crisis/1/
(Debating Period) There are 5 rounds in this debate.
1st: Acceptance
2nd: Opening arguments
3rd: Rebuttal
4th: Additional arguments
5th: Closing statements/ final thoughts(no new arguments)
I look forward to having a good debate.http://www.debate.org/debates/Global-capitalism-faces-crisis/1/comments/2017-07-05T07:08:39-08:00Capitalism or Socialismhttp://www.debate.org/debates/Capitalism-or-Socialism/1/
(Debating Period) <div>Capitalism: Means of production are privately owned businesses are not regulated.<br />Socialism: The government controls the means of production.<br />(for capitalism)<br />Capitalism is not only the more effective choice but also the moral one. People are allowed to run their businesses how they want and hire who they want. Citizens can work for whoever they want and cannot rely on stolen money for help. When businesses are allowed to operate freely they grow and hire more people and pay them more. When a business fails it is at the fault of the owner, and another business will take its place. Prices are driven down by competition and people take part in mutual transactions in which they buy a good or service from a business which then uses the money to continue to expand. Low taxes mean more money in the hands of the citizens which will be invested into businesses which will continue to expand.<br /><br />Socialism: Socialism does not work and it is alshttp://www.debate.org/debates/Capitalism-or-Socialism/1/comments/2017-07-03T03:13:12-08:00Do you think the sign "everyone is welcome here" should be a national symbol?http://www.debate.org/debates/Do-you-think-the-sign-everyone-is-welcome-here-should-be-a-national-symbol/1/
(Debating Period) <div><strong>Do you think the sign "everyone is welcome here" should be a national symbol since it represents racial and ethnic equality? &nbsp;Something is reinforcing stereotypes and insinuating racial and ethnic tensions to ignite a &nbsp;potential civil or class war. Therefore, a national symbol may help ease the tensions and quell the ethnocentrism and xenophobia. Do you the sign "everybody is &nbsp;welcome here" as seen in various progressive cities, would be a good national symbol for much needed social racial and ethnic equality? Whether an indvidual is white, black or jewish, we should all be given the same equal right to not only be free of discrimination but to live without the fear of hate. What do u think? Should white, black, chinese, japanese,muslim, irish and jewish be equal and free of hate?</strong><br /><br />excuse my unedited grammar punctuation bad sentence structure run on sentence</div>http://www.debate.org/debates/Do-you-think-the-sign-everyone-is-welcome-here-should-be-a-national-symbol/1/comments/2017-06-16T16:57:10-08:00Is anime badhttp://www.debate.org/debates/Is-anime-bad/1/
(Voting Period) Nohttp://www.debate.org/debates/Is-anime-bad/1/comments/2017-06-10T02:25:32-08:00Lotteries are helpful to the nationhttp://www.debate.org/debates/Lotteries-are-helpful-to-the-nation/1/
(Debating Period) Lotteries do not necessarily help the nation.http://www.debate.org/debates/Lotteries-are-helpful-to-the-nation/1/comments/2017-05-31T20:38:55-08:00should the USA have zoos?http://www.debate.org/debates/should-the-USA-have-zoos/1/
(Debating Period) <div>Zoos protect animals, you can learn in them, and inspire people to help endangered animals.</div>http://www.debate.org/debates/should-the-USA-have-zoos/1/comments/2017-05-09T21:17:04-08:00Workers are not paid there valuehttp://www.debate.org/debates/Workers-are-not-paid-there-value/1/
(Debating Period) The crux of this debate will be to determine value. My side will be that workers value has been deflated. An example of how the market doing this is the artificially inflated value of diamonds. My contention is that as opposed to diamonds the market has artificially deflated the value of workers.http://www.debate.org/debates/Workers-are-not-paid-there-value/1/comments/2017-05-08T03:56:10-08:00A hybrid of capitalism and socialism is the best economic solutionhttp://www.debate.org/debates/A-hybrid-of-capitalism-and-socialism-is-the-best-economic-solution/1/
(Voting Period) <div>For this debate "best economical solution" is&nbsp;defined as:<br /><br /><br /><span>The most effective, and desirable solutions for the&nbsp;<span>use of resources to provide for human beings both short and long term.&nbsp;<br /><br />I would also like bring your attention to the character size of 2,000 for this debate, and have done that in an attempt to prevent going to deep into what is a very broad topic. I'm looking for a high level view rather than going into technical detail. &nbsp;</span></span></div>http://www.debate.org/debates/A-hybrid-of-capitalism-and-socialism-is-the-best-economic-solution/1/comments/2017-05-03T11:07:42-08:00